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Jacob N. Shanberge Medical Stamp Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP08-152

Abstract

The collection includes stamps issued by nations, principalities, protectorates, and other geopolitical entities, as well as organizations such as the United Nations.

Dates

  • 1897-1992

Extent

18 binders

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Copyright Information

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Biographical Note

Jacob N. (Jay) Shanberge, M.D., a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, graduated from Marquette University's School of Medicine in 1944. After serving as a lieutenant in the army, he became a chief resident in pathology at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. A hemato-pathologist and coagulationist, he was awarded a National Institutes of Health Fellowship in Zurich, Switzerland, early in his career, and published more than 50 medical research articles.

From 1969 to 1980 he was the director of pathology and laboratory medicine at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Milwaukee. While there, in 1974, he helped found the Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation. He was an avid football fan and a jazz pianist why who partially funded his college and medical school education playing in Dixieland jazz bands in Milwaukee clubs. His extensively-researched and annotated medical stamp collection was a lifelong passion for Dr. Shanberge, who died in 2004.

Collection Summary

The Jacob N. Shanberge stamp collection consists of 18 binders, each containing between 100 and 150 pages, with several stamps pasted on each page accompanied by descriptive information The stamps are arranged in alphabetical order by country, with the exception of one "out of order" binder, number II(a). The collection includes stamps issued by nations, principalities, protectorates, and other geopolitical entities, as well as organizations such as the United Nations. The collection includes many entities not currently recognized either because they have merged with others or been divided into independent entities. Subjects of the stamps include medicinal plants, medical specialties, scientists, physicians, saints, royalty, disease, disability, public health organizations, children's health, military medicine, and many other topics.

Abstract

The collection includes stamps issued by nations, principalities, protectorates, and other geopolitical entities, as well as organizations such as the United Nations.

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Provenance

Gift, Ruth Shanberge, 2007.

General

Processed by
Sarah Eilers
Encoded by
Sarah Eilers

Source

Title
Finding Aid to the Jacob N. Shanberge Medical Stamp Collection, 1897-1992
Status
Unverified Partial Draft
Author
Sarah Eilers
Date
2012
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latn
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English
Edition statement
1.0

Collecting Area Details

Part of the Prints and Photographs Collection Collecting Area

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